Microsoft expands Power BI's visualizations with help from users

Netz said that Microsoft will be adding functionality in the future that will allow people to rate and categorize visualizations to make high-quality ones in different fields more accessible.

It's all part of Microsoft's ongoing push to compete with entrenched players in the business intelligence space like its Seattle-area neighbor Tableau. Microsoft laid the groundwork for all of this in July, when the company announced its tools for creating custom visualizations alongside the general availability of the Power BI service and Power BI Desktop app.